Dress-form.



UNITED, sTATEs PATENT oEErcE. y

Y LINUS TERRY FURNAS, LIMA, OHIO.

K/ DRESS-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application filed August 28, 1907. Serial No. 390,464.

,To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, LINUS TERRY FURNAS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Lima, in the county vof Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new al1/dA useful Improvement in Dress-Forms, of which thefolowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to rovide an article of female appareladapte to be Worn beneath the skirts and to exte'nd partially around thefi ure,l *being supported from the waist, and t e object ofthe articleis to provide means for rectlf ing deficiencies in the human figure,particularly at the hips and back, and also to provide an article'of thecharacter described adaptable to all conditions and to all persons.

Itis another purpose of the invention to provide an article of thecharacter mentioned that can be expeditiously and conveniently adjustedin any way desired, or that the figure may require. If the hips aresmall, a

pnper fullness can be directed to the sides, an

should the back be at, the fulness can be directed to that point, anditis also a purpose of the invention to soconstruct the article that themembers 'are graduated` in such manner that when adjusted and thearticle worn, its presence cannot be detected i ing drawing washablefabric.

and further, to so construct the article that it can be stretched at andwashed without removing any of its elements.

.The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanys forming a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the article as it appearsu on the erson;Fig. 2 is an inner face View o the a .justed 'article laid fiat; Fig.l 3is an outer 4face View of the article laid perfectly flat, none of itsmembers having .been adjusted; Fig. 4 is an inner face View of Shearticle, its members being in the same condition as shown in Fig. 3; andFig. 5 is a transverse section through the article.

The article in its entirety is made of fabric of any suitabledescription, preferably a The body portion A ofthe article is ofsuilicient length after being adjusted to partially. encircle the waistof the wearer and it is provided with a straight '20a,'and 20,1, and19a, and 191.v i -In adjusting the form to the igurepthe upper edge 10,and a convexed lower edge 11, as is best'shown in Figje, and at theupper portion of the body 'at each end, tie strings 11`a are securedwhich are adapted to be brought together at the front of the person andsuitably connected, as is shown at 12 in Fi 1. At the bottom edge of thebody A, a ounce B is secured extending from end to end of the said bodysection, and having practically the same general contour.

In addition to the lower or edge flounce B, a series of overlapping bodyflounces are provided these body iiounces extend also from end to end ofthe body and have their lower edges convexed, the lower edge of theupper fiounce being less convexed than the corres ending edges of otherlounces. These bo y flounces commencing from the top, are designatedrespectively as B', B2, B3, B4, and B5. In addition to these bodyiiounces just named that extend from end to end of the body A, anauxiliary and shorter ilounce BG is provided, which is partially coveredby the iounce B5, and rests upon the flounce B.

The auxiliary flounce B6 extends an equal distance from the center .ofthe article and terminates some distance from the ends thereof, as isclearly shown in Fig. 3. Where the various body iiounces connect, withthe body A, a hein is formed at their upper edge; these hems commencingfrom the top of the article are designated respectively as 14', 15, 16,17, 18, and 19, and the hem for the short or auxiliary flounce B6 isdesignated as 20. The flounces are all located upon the outer face ofthe body and at the inner face of the body openings h21 and 22 arelocated at each side of the center, being produced in the aforesaidheins, and the said openings 21 and 22 for all of the hems are invertical alinement, as is shown clearly in Fig. 4. TWO tapes lor drawstrings are employed for each hem, and they are secured in any suitableor a proved manner at the outer end portions ci) the hems, as is shownat 23 in Fig. 4, and the inner or free ends of these draw strings ortapes -are made to pass out at the rear of the article through the oenings 21 and 22 in the respective hems. are designated as follows:Those for the hem 14, asr14a, and 14h, those for the hein 15, as 15a and15b, and the remaining sets of free ends of said draw strings aredesignated 17h, is, isb,l

respectively as 16a, 16h, 17a,

T 1e draw strings or tapesv .at such time all t mating strings are drawnup and tied as may be required, and the operation will .be hereinaftermore particularly set forth. When the article has been adjusted to befitted to the figure the back of the article will have the shirring eectshown at C in Fig. 2, While the front of the article will have theplaited effect shown at C in Fig. 1, and it may be here remarked that aplait 24 is formed in each iiounce in its central portion transverselyon the iiounce so as to insure the iiounce having a segmental sha e whenworn, and also to insure the artic e tting snugly to theiigure. The endportions of the completed article are quite thin and the lower edge ofthe edge iiounce B is also `quite thin since this ,flounce is of asingle thickness and is not covered by any of the others.

It is evident that the construction of the article admits of a flouncebeing thrown in every possible direction that any figure may need; 1tcan be made light in the back and heavy on the sides, or it may be madeheavy on the back and light on the sides, or it can.

be made medium at the back and the sides. By releasing the tapes alittle the flounces can be thrownlpractically over the hips, or by' -beeasily and quickly corrected .by means of the described article. A

It is also a parent that the article is tapered off witli practically afeather edge both at the sides and at the bottom whereby the outline ofthe article'is not visible, a defect common to most all such articles ofaparel; furthermore it is evident that it can be made perfectly lat forwashing and that e tapes remain in position so that all that isnecessary is to draw the tapes up and tie them, whereupon the article isread to be worn again. Having, thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- l 1. 'As an improvedarticle ofmanufacture, an adjustable dress form constructed wholly of apliable material and consisting of a body section, and a series ofover-lying ounces secured on the face of the body section, eitch Ilounceat this point of engagement with the body beiri provided with a hem, anddraw strings witiliin the hems secured at their o uter ends, their freeends being passed out through the body at its central portion asdescribed. 2. As an improved article of manufacture,

an adjustable dress form constructed wholly outer face of the bodyshaped correspondingly to the body and attached thereto at their u peredges by means of hems, and pairs cip tapes in each hem, said tapesbeing secured to the bod7 at their outer ends, their inner ends beingassed loosely out through the backof the Body rendering the articleadjustable to any desired thickness or form, as described.

3. A dres's form 'constructed of fabric and consisting ofa body sectionof a series of adjustable over-lying flounces of corres ending shape tothat ofthe body secured to t e outer face of the body and'extending fromend to end, and a pair of drawstrings in each flounce mainly concealedby the iiounce and having their outer ends fast at the outer ends ofthe' body and ltheir inner ends loosely passed through the back of thebody at its central portion. Y' 4.A A dress'form constructed of fabricand consisting of a body section of a proximately segmental shape, aseries o over-lying iiounces of corresponding shape to that of the bodysecured at then` upper edges to the outer face of the body, extendingfrom end l to end, with the exception of a lower flounce which' extendsa short distance each side of the center of the body, a single flounceat the lower edge of the body also extending from end to end, and a pairof draw strings in each iloun'ce, which stringsl are secured at theirouter endsto the outer end portions of the body, their vinner ends beingpassed out through the back central portion of the body.

5. A dress form, comprising a body, a plurality of ilounces having hemsat their upper edges and secured at said edges upon the outer face ofthe-body one below the other, and draw strings in the hems of theflounces. .A

6. A dress forni, comprising a plurality of connected and overlyinglounces of pliable material, and a pair of draw strings for each q,iiounce, each string being secured at one end v1n the lounce and havingits other end ex tending out through the lounce.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this speciiic'ation inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.l A

lilNUS TERRY FURNAS. lvitnesses:

Wu. H. VLEETE, Emma l). Wann.

